Tourney: Day 1, Round 1

[Rosewood]

Oh look, Ed Hightower on TV! Go figure.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

4 with the ball after the Time Out.

[RoyalShock]

Xavier and Temple are killing me already.

Ugghh.

Plenty of time Royal, plenty of time. Thats what I keep telling myself. I have Xavier in the Final 4 in some of my brackets.

Well, time is helping Xavier, but not Temple.

[rockthechuck]

Xavier and Temple are killing me already.

Ugghh.

Plenty of time Royal, plenty of time. Thats what I keep telling myself. I have Xavier in the Final 4 in some of my brackets.

Well, time is helping Xavier, but not Temple.

temple just cut into the lead a little

[AG1219]

Xavier is dying by the 3. I think the last 5 possessions have been 3 attempts, they are in the bonus, go inside and get fouled

[AG1219]

and as i post that, they hit 2 threes to take the lead. Wow.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Xavier up 3 after back to back 3's.

[RoyalShock]

Well, time is helping Xavier, but not Temple.

temple just cut into the lead a little

The Owls are down 17 with 9:25 to play. They're done.

[rockthechuck]

Well, time is helping Xavier, but not Temple.

temple just cut into the lead a little

The Owls are down 17 with 9:25 to play. They're done.

stick a fork in em

[RoyalShock]

Or maybe not. They hit four straight layups to get it down to 10 with 3:21 to go.

[rockthechuck]

temple back within 10 with 3:50 to play

[RoyalShock]

The Temple Tease didn't last. They never got closer than 10. MSU prevails, 72-61.

[newshock1234]

well xavier holds on and getting ready to win up 70-61 with 14 seconds.

[RoyalShock]

And it looks like Xavier is going to advance, up 10 with 0:14 to play.

[forevershockerfan]

Portland States little point guard (J. Dominguez) reminded me some of Anthony Brock the way he likes to pentetrate and shoot floating jumpers, but still can drain the 3.